The selection of a reintroduction area follows a process whose ultimate aim is to identify potential areas to support viable long-term Iberian lynx populations. The size of reintroduction areas is set at a minimum continuous area of 10,000 ha of suitable habitat with an optimal density of rabbits. The evaluation is carried out according to
Andalusia already has a total of 133 Iberian lynxes released throughout the region, and the medium-term objective is to consolidate the existing population in order to aspire to be able to advance in the cataloguing of the species from “endangered” to “vulnerable”, thus improving the prospects for its development and growth. This has been highlighted
FACE has chosen a report on the lynx recovery project by Fundación Artemisan for inclusion in its annual Biodiversity Manifesto ranking. The involvement of the hunting sector in the recovery and conservation of the Iberian lynx continues to receive recognition. The latest has come from the European Federation of Hunting and Conservation Associations (FACE), which
Artemisan technicians will explain to hunters, managers and landowners in Jarandilla de la Vera and Navalmoral de la Mata how to live with our most emblematic mammal. Extremadura, 25 January 2023.- The LIFE LYNXCONNECT project continues its journey through all the areas with stable Iberian lynx populations and is also approaching those areas likely to
During the last quarter of 2022, the dissemination campaign of the LIFE LYNXCONNECT Project, focused on consolidating the recovery of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Spain and Portugal, has been carrying out different awareness-raising activities in Educational Centres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura with our partner ADENEX (Association for the Defence of Nature
The Iberian lynx reintroduction area “Tierras altas de Lorca”, among others, was approved at the telematic meeting of the Iberian lynx working group on 16 December 2022. The CARM’s Sub-Directorate General for Natural Heritage and Climate Change presented the report justifying this area as a reintroduction area to this working group. The CARM technical team